Re: Number of sessions

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

There's a scurity issue here to be aware of. From the QAUTOVRT help text:

>Note:  Be aware of the following security consideration with this system
>value.  The number of sign-on attempts allowed at remote devices increases
>when QAUTOVRT is greater than 0.  The number of attempts allowed through
>pass-through is QAUTOVRT multiplied by the maximum number of sign-on
>attempts (the system value
>QMAXSIGN).

The point is that, with QMAXSIGN of 3, the device gets disabled after that
many failed attempts. But the user (say, Client Access) can shutdown the
connection and reconnect. He/she will get another device created and have
QMAXSIGN attempts available.

Check out the Tips & Tools for Securing Your AS/400 manual for more info.
There, e.g., it says to set this to a non-zero value until you have enough
virtual devices (QPADEV****), then turn it off. The devices do not go away.

At 02:09 PM 3/26/02 +0100, you wrote:
>have a look at SYSVAL QAUTOVRT
>hth Rolf
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